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Noun Concept
Categories: American inventions, All articles containing potentially dated statements, 1893 introductions, Articles with short description, Ferris wheels
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Ferris wheel  big wheel  observation wheel  Baghdad Eye  Bangkok Eye  Capsule
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A vertical rotating mechanism consisting of a large wheel with suspended seats that remain upright as the wheel rotates; provides a ride at an amusement park WordNet 3.0
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A vertical rotating mechanism consisting of a large wheel with suspended seats that remain upright as the wheel rotates; provides a ride at an amusement park WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A Ferris wheel is an amusement ride consisting of a rotating upright wheel with multiple passenger-carrying components attached to the rim in such a way that as the wheel turns, they are kept upright, usually by gravity. Wikipedia
Popular type of amusement ride invented by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Amusement ride Wikidata
A big rotating upright wheel with passenger cars attached to the rim. OmegaWiki
An amusement ride, consisting of an upright rotating wheel having seats that remain in a horizontal position as the wheel revolves. Wiktionary
Ride at a fair consisting of large wheel. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
ride
rotating mechanism
wheel
amusement ride
HAS KIND
RU
колесо обозрения для автомобилей
La Grande Roue
Chuck Wagon
Shining Flower
Grande Roue de Paris
+5 relations
HAS INSTANCE
Grande Roue de Paris
Texas Star
Niagara SkyWheel
Wiener Riesenrad
Beijing Great Wheel
+63 relations
DISCOVERER OR INVENTOR
George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr.
NAMED AFTER
George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr.
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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Ferris wheel
Wikipedia
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Ferris wheel
Wikidata
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Ferris wheel
Wiktionary
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Ferris wheel
OmegaWiki
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big wheel, Ferris wheel, observation wheel
Wikipedia Redirections
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Wikidata Alias
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big wheel, Ferris wheels, giant wheel, observation wheel, Parisian wheel, Russian wheel, Viennese wheel

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